Alex To

Alex To
杜德偉
Alex To; 杜德偉
	Alex To performing in 2010
Born	Alejandro Delfino; 10 February 1962 (age 59); British Hong Kong
Occupation	Singer, actor
Years active	1985–present
Awards	15th Global Chinese Music Award Honorary awardNew Talent Singing Awards – 1985 Winner; ;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	杜德偉
Simplified Chinese	杜德伟
Hanyu Pinyin
showTranscriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	du4 de2 wei3
	Musical career
Also known as	To Tak-wai
Origin	Hong Kong
Genres	Cantopop, Mandopop, R&B
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, cello
Labels	Rock Records
Website	http://www.alexto.hk

Alex To (born Alejandro Delfino on 10 February 1962) is a Hong Kong- and Taiwan-based singer and actor. He is the winner of the 4th annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1985. He has released numerous albums throughout his career and mainly has R&B influenced songs.

Biography[]

Early life and career[]

Alex To was born and raised in Hong Kong to a Filipino singer father Ollie Delfino and the Chinese singer Chang Loo. To's mother had emigrated from Shanghai in 1952 after the communists had outlawed popular music. In 1980, at the age of 18, he studied abroad in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada majoring in commercial design. In 1985, at age 23, he graduated from university and worked as an Art Director back in Hong Kong. That same year, he entered the 4th annual New Talent Singing Awards and won first place (the Gold Award). He was then signed to Capital Artists and began his career in the music industry. His debut Cantonese album 只想留下 was released in 1986. His first Mandarin album 談情說愛 was released in 1990 in Taiwan. In 1987, he also met and spent time with Michael Jackson during his visit to Hong Kong. After 2009, Alex paid for 1:1 copper statute of Michael and placed in Shan Yuan Temple, located in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, it still exists. He married Ice Li (李晓冰) on 11 November 2012 and had their son, AJ on 2016.